by Jennifer Heimlich | Feb 19, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
In a studio rehearsal for Boston Ballet’s new Raymonda, principals Ji Young Chae and Jeffrey Cirio run through the dream scene pas de deux with a liquid elegance that camouflages their heavy breathing. It’s only when the music stops and Cirio puts his hands on his...
by Claudia Bauer | Feb 13, 2024 | Career, Pointe+
“I know how to do choreography,” says Alexandra F. Light. “That’s the easy part.” The Texas Ballet Theater principal dancer, who is launching her choreography career, says that the hard part is, well, everything else—the fundraising, budgeting, networking, and...
by Kyra Laubacher | Feb 12, 2024 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of dancer career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s ballet roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments The Royal Ballet’s Giacomo Rovero has been promoted to...
by Laura Cappelle | Jan 9, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Choreographers line up to update Swan Lake or The Rite of Spring, but Apollo and other Balanchine classics haven’t inspired nearly as many reinventions—until now. In France, the country where Apollo premiered in 1928, 31-year-old Brett Fukuda uses a female perspective...
by Kyra Laubacher | Nov 6, 2023 | News, The Latest
As temperatures drop and hygge sets in, you may be in search of your newest post-rehearsal flick. Look no further than the latest addition to our beloved ballet movie repertoire, The Red Shoes: Next Step. Directed by Jesse Ahern and Joanna Samuel (Mad Max), the...
by Kyra Laubacher | Sep 11, 2023 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of dancer career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments Hannah Fischer has been promoted to principal at Miami City...
by Kyra Laubacher | Jul 7, 2023 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of career news—check out the latest dancer farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments Miami City Ballet’s Dawn Atkins has been promoted to principal,...
by Emma Love Suddarth | Jun 20, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
An engaging powerhouse, Boston Ballet principal Chyrstyn Mariah Fentroy is always looking for ways to dig deeper in her work. She brings the same passion for investigation to the role of Kitri as she does to William Forsythe ballets—demonstrating her point that with...